Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 7, 2018, 3:20 PM EDT (19:20 UTC)

Expired

Aug 7, 2018, 3:45 PM EDT

In force

25 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Hail

0.25 in

Wind

50

Counties Lamar County, GA, Spalding County, GA

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
320 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2018
 
GAZ054>058-068-070-071945-
Butts GA-Fayette GA-Lamar GA-Clayton GA-Spalding GA-Pike GA-Henry GA-
320 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN BUTTS...SOUTHEASTERN
FAYETTE...NORTHERN LAMAR...SOUTHERN CLAYTON...SPALDING...NORTHEASTERN
PIKE AND SOUTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM EDT...

At 320 PM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from near Woolsey to near Walker Mill...and moving south at
10 mph.

  HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind...pea sized hail and frequent cloud to 
           ground lightning.

  IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of 
           light...unsecured objects.

Some locations in the path of these storms include
Griffin, Barnesville, Zebulon, Hampton, Lovejoy, Milner, Brooks,
Williamson, Orchard Hill, Woolsey, Sunny Side, Aldora, East Griffin,
Walker Mill, Hollonville, Inman, Rover, Luella, Liberty Hill and Jw
Smith Reservoir.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder...you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

LAT...LON 3347 8438 3327 8399 3320 8403 3320 8404
      3319 8404 3303 8414 3318 8450 3320 8449
      3322 8450 3323 8450 3324 8451 3326 8450
      3330 8452
TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 356DEG 11KT 3336 8437 3325 8418 

HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...50MPH

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